Discovery Class
Our small group gathers for Christian fellowship to study and learn God’s truth in biblical precepts. Together, we help each other discover how those eternal truths can change our lives by seeking God first in our daily lives and empowering us to serve through the Holy Spirit.
Class Information
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As a class, we have a broad demographic, which we see as an advantage in our study and applications to our day-to-day lives. In general, we have a broad age range of 20-40′s and both married and single, with and without children.
Current Study
As part of the season of Lent, we have been studying as a group Epeshians 4:22-24:
“22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”
The study digs into the scriptures to learn the characteristics we as Christians are called to put on. The scripture study is on the following link. This is a great personal devotion as well.
Into Thy Word\’s – Put On List
Starting on April 10th, we will begin a 15 week study on Max Lucado’s “Fearless – Imagine Your Life Without Fear”.
Chapter 1 tells us that the most common command is to “fear not”. The gospels list 125 Christ-issued imperatives to “not be afraid”, “not fear”, “have courage”, “take heart”, or “be of good cheer”. The second most common command to love God and your neighbor appears 8 times. Clearly, there is something for Christians to gain by understanding fear and learning how to replace fear with our trust in God.
Come join us as we study Fearless. The book is very easy to read, and each chapter covers a particular area of “fear” that many of us hold onto in our lives. So you can join the study at anytime without fear of being able to pick up on the current group discussions. You can purchase a book for about $15 at any Christian book store or on-line book store. The current schedule for our study is
| Date |
Chapter |
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| April 10 |
1 – Why are we afraid |
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| April 17 |
2 – Fear of not mattering |
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| April 24 |
3 – Fear of disappointing God |
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| May 1 |
4 – Fear of running out |
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| May 8 |
5 – Fear of not protecting my kids |
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| May 15 |
6 – Fear of overwhelming challenges |
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| May 22 |
7 – Fear of worst case scenarios |
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| May 29 |
8 – Fear of violence |
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| June 5 |
9 – Fear of the coming winter |
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| June 12 |
10 – Fear of life’s final moments |
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| June 19 |
11 – Fear of what’s next |
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| July 3 |
12 – Fear that God is not real |
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| July 10 |
13 – Fear of global calamity |
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| July 17 |
14 – Fear of God getting out of my box |
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| July 24 |
15 – Conclusion – William’s Psalm |
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Fellowship Plans
- Next fellowship activity is TBD
Mission Plans
In the last year, our group has taken part in service opportunities with our church’s play ground maintenance, STOP HUNGER NOW, cooking meals and making lunches for our church’s Room In The Inn mission to our homeless neighbors. We are continually looking for other opportunities to serve as a group.
- Next mission activity is TBD